By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England’s openers came through the last half an hour unscathed after South Africa declared on 627 for seven and the second test was heading for a draw on Tuesday. South Africa captain Hashim Amla made a double century and Temba Bavuma struck his maiden test hundred on the […]
CAPE TOWN, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Captain Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten century on the third day of the second test against England and AB de Villiers made 88 as South Africa reached tea on 290 for three on Monday. Amla scored his first hundred for more than a year and De Villiers reached 8,000 […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Brutal batting from Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow broke a host of records as England declared on 629 for six before South Africa replied with 141 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second test at Newlands on Sunday. Stokes bludgeoned the […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Reuters) – Alex Hales is loving life in cricket’s test arena, the England opener said after chalking up his maiden half-century in the five-day format on Saturday. Hales, playing in his second test, made 60 at Newlands as England hit 317 for five on the opening day of the second […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Ben Stokes struck a sparkling unbeaten 74 to help England finish the opening day of the second test against South Africa on a healthy 317 for five at Newlands on Saturday. Stokes top-scored for the touring side with Alex Hales and Joe Root also contributing half-centuries and Jonny […]
